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College students build a prosthetic arm for a young violinist
Bioengineering students make a prosthetic arm for a 10-year-old girl, born without a complete left arm, who longed to play the violin.
Malala Yousafzai becomes youngest U.N. peace messenger
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai is now a U.N. Messenger of Peace, the highest honor bestowed by the U.N. chief on a global citizen.
Ivanka Trump to attend Women’s Economic Summit in Berlin
Ivanka Trump is planning a trip to Germany to attend a summit on the economic empowerment of women. She was invited by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
U.S. progressing toward Zika vaccine
An experimental vaccine from the National Institutes of Health to protect against the Zika virus is showing promising results.
Hope for elephants: Ivory demand drops in China
Demand for elephant ivory in China has dropped sharply as that country plans to end the legal trade in ivory later this year.
Batter up! These women are bringing baseball to Gaza.
Baseball has grown in popularity in the Middle East. In Gaza, interest in baseball turned out to be stronger among girls than boys.
U.S. group gives national parks to Chile
An American environmental group signed an agreement with Chile’s government to donate huge tracts of land for new national parks.
Trump administration approves new pipeline
The U.S. gives the green light to build the Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry oil from Canada to refineries along the Texas Gulf Coast once complete.
A Muppet with autism to debut on Sesame Street
Folks on Sesame Street have a way of making everyone feel accepted. That certainly goes for Julia, a Muppet with autism who will make her TV debut April 10.